Contents Getting Started. ......................02 Live Mode. ..................................14 Introduction. ..........................03 Other Ways To Play. ................29 Create-A-Sim. ............................03 Need Help?. ...............................33 Build Mode. ..............................09 See important health and safety warnings in the system Settings menu. Getting Started PLAYSTATION ®4 system Starting a game: Before use, carefully read the instructions supplied with the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system. The documentation contains information on setting up and using your system as well as important safety information. Touch the (power) button of the PlayStation®4 system to turn the system on. The power indicator blinks blue, and then turns white. Insert the The Sims 4 disc with the label facing up into the disc slot. The game appears in the content area of the home screen. Select the software title in the PlayStation®4 system home screen, and then press the S button. Refer to this manual for information on using the software. Quitting a game: Press and hold the p button, and then select [Close Application] on the screen that is displayed. Returning to the home screen from a game: To return to the home screen without quitting a game, press the p button. To resume playing the game, select it from the content area. Removing a disc: Touch the eject button after quitting the game. Trophies: Earn, compare and share trophies that you earn by making specific in-game accomplishments. Trophies access requires a Sony Entertainment Network account. 02 Introduction Welcome to the world of the Sims! Do you want to lead a family towards commercial and academic success? Or maybe you want to have a party house where your Sims can forge friendships, find love, and make enemies? Or maybe you’re just interested in creating havoc and mayhem? It’s your Sim’s life, so live it how you choose. In this manual, we’ll teach you how to set up your first Household, build a home, and guide your Sims’ lives. Where you go from there, however, is up to you! Create-A-Sim Create-A-Sim Controls CONTROLS Catalog options S button / F button Modify body S button (hold) + left stick Back A button Cycle outfit categories Q / E button Undo W button Redo R button View controls B button Toggle menus/Game touch pad button Pause menu OPTIONS button 03 Create-A-Sim Game Screen, Personality Panel Walk Style Name Age Gender Voice Aspirations Traits Relationships Household Randomize Name Give your Sim a first and last name. The household name will default to the last name of the first Sim listed in the household, though you may also modify it. Gender Choose between a male or female Sim. Select the drop-down tab to customize gender settings; this will affect their physical frame, clothing tastes, fertility, and toilet preferences. Age Choose between Toddler, Child, Teen, Young Adult, Adult, and Elder. Age will affect appearance, Trait and Aspiration availability, and much more. Walk Style This tab affects your Sim’s walk style. It has no direct impact on your Sim’s personality. 04 Voice Choose between six preset voices, or manually adjust your Sim’s voice with the slider. Relationships If there is more than one Sim in a Household, you can edit their relationships here. Available relationships are determined by age. Aspirations This displays your Sim’s Aspirations. Available Aspirations are determined by age. Traits Select your Sim’s Traits, which will affect their personality. Available Traits, and how many Traits can be chosen, are determined by age. Household This tab lists the members of your current Household. The Sim marked in green is the current Sim being customized. Select the Add-A-Sim button to create a new member of the Household: choose Add New Sim to create a completely unique Sim, or select Play With Genetics to create a Sim that is genetically similar to members of that Household. Randomize Don’t want to spend time customizing your Sim? Select the Randomize button to switch up their appearance. You can also specify what customization options you want Randomized, such as clothes, body shape, hair styles, etc. 05 Create-A-Sim Game Screen Body Outfit Category Filter Face Panel Styled Looks Muscle and weight Clothing Options Sim Sim The Sim you are currently editing is displayed at the center of the screen. Select different segments of your Sim’s body to directly adjust their proportions. Face Select your Sim’s face to specify their facial appearance, including facial presets, skin tones, skin and teeth details, and hair styles/colors. You can also give your Sim makeup and accessories, like hats, glasses, and jewelry. Muscle and Weight Slide either panel up or down to adjust your Sim’s weight and muscle mass. After you confirm your Sim’s appearance, weight and muscle mass will only change based on your Sim’s lifestyle. Body Select Body to make more direct changes to your Sim’s physical appearance. You can select their skin tone, or choose a preset body type. You can also give your Sim tattoos. 06 Styled Looks Use this section to choose from a variety of looks and color schemes for your Sim’s outfits. Clothing Options If you want to make specific changes to your Sim’s outfits, you can do so by selecting from five clothing options: Tops, Full Body, Bottoms, Accessories, and Shoes. From there, choose from more specific categories to narrow your search, or select the top option to see all available clothing choices. Filter Panel Your clothing, accessories, and makeup selections will be automatically filtered based on your Sim’s gender options and outfit category. Select the Filter Panel to remove or adjust the filter options. Outfit Category Every Sim has six outfits: Everyday, Formal, Athletic, Sleep, Party, and Swimwear. You can adjust these outfits as you see fit now, or modify your Sim’s outfits later by selecting a dresser or mirror. You can save five outfit variations per style. Age No one stays young forever. Sims spend a set amount of time at one Age before moving to their next stage of life. Age groups have unique clothing options, Trait and Skill availability, dialogue choices, Career paths, and more. You can adjust your Sim’s aging options in Game Options under Gameplay. You also can automatically age up a Sim by throwing a Birthday Party. Check your Sim’s Simology to see their age progression. NOTE: Lifespan aging can be adjusted in the settings form Short, Normal, and Long—aging can even be disabled altogether! Baby Babies cannot be created in Create-A-Sim. Sims must either Adopt babies or make their own, if they are able to conceive. Babies will need to be cleaned, fed, and given lots of love, so make sure your Household is ready for their arrival! See Babies and Children for more details. 07 Toddler Toddlers cannot choose an Aspiration, but they do have one Trait. Toddler Traits are unique to their Age, and will influence their personality and Skill growth. Toddlers can move about the world, but they’ll need an adult to take care of their Needs—be sure to have your Adult Sim mind your Toddler, or expect a Social Worker to come knocking at the door! Adult Sims gain positive Moodlets from interacting with Toddlers, so be sure to take advantage of these quality moments. Toddlers can learn to take care of their own Needs over time, and the Skills they develop as Toddlers will give them boosts to their Childhood Skills. See Toddler Skills for more details. Child Children have one Aspiration and one Trait. Children are more independent than Toddlers: they can take care of their Needs, go to school, and start to form complex relationships. They’ll still need Adults for more advanced actions, such as cooking meals and earning money. The Skills a Child hones will provide a boost to their Adult Skills, and any Skills they developed as Toddlers boosts their Child Skills. See Children Skills for more details. Teen Teens are the middle ground between Children and Adults. Teens have access to Adult Aspirations and can choose two Traits. They can also complete complex actions and choose simple Careers (See Teen Careers for more details), but they’ll still need to go to school every weekday. Teens are also prone to moodiness. Young Adult, Adult, Elder As Young Adults, Sims can enjoy the full freedom of adulthood. They can move out of their homes, start Careers, and form committed relationships. Adults have a wide breadth of Aspirations to choose from, and can have three total Traits. Young Adults and Adults take longer to grow into their next Age groups, so you’ll have more time to complete Aspiration and Career goals. Elders are slightly different from other Adults. They can retire from their Careers, but they can’t perform intense physical actions without risks to their health. They can also die of old age at any moment, so don’t take their limited time for granted! 08 Traits Traits define your Sim’s personality. Every Sim must have one Trait, but Adults can have up to three. Traits affect your Sim’s Mood, dialogue choices, activity enjoyment, and reaction to certain people and environments. Toddlers have unique Traits, and Children and Teens have limited choices in Adult Traits. Once set, your Sim cannot change their Traits, so choose wisely! NOTE: Some Traits don’t mix. For example, a Sim can’t be Cheerful and Gloomy, or a Foodie and a Glutton. Build Mode World Now that you’ve created your Sim, it’s time to find them somewhere to live.